Re: repeat command

[Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 1:23 PM,  <m.roth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>> True.  Thing I like about seq is that it also takes an optional
>>> increment value which can be very handy at times.
>>
>> Is it _really_ that hard to type the explicit loop with test ([) and
>> expr?   These were builtins even in bourne shell eons ago.
>
> It is not hard. I *tested* what I posted yesterday, and copied and pasted
> it into my email.

Sure it worked on the box where you tested it, but I think your
version was at least bash-specific and something you'd need to know
which version runs where if you use bourne shells anywhere.  I'm not
good at tracking that stuff, so I like backwards and cross-platform
compatibility.

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   Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
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